Take note revisited

Each month the Papertrey Design team revisits an older stamp set. This month it was the turn of Take Note and it was a reminder to me to take out my set and make some more notebooks to have on hand for gifts.

I've been reading about 'polished silk' glitter - apparently a super fine glitter that adds a silk-like texture to card stock. I have so much glitter on hand that I don't need to buy yet another sort, so I improvised and used some Doodlebug fine glitter over these copic coloured cupcakes. I used a score-tape sheet to adhere the glitter:

And here's a close up of the glitter effect:

I'm so pleased with the result that I might just keep this notebook for myself :)

Supplies
Paper - PTI hawaiian shores, rustic cream, melon berry & hawaiian shores paper packs
Stamps - PTI Tremendous Treats: Birthday, Take Note
Ink - Memento; Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories - scor-tape, PTI ribbon, copics

Gift set

It's always good to have a few small gifts on hand for Christmas and other occasions, so I decided to put together a set of notecards and matching notepad.

This set features Crate Paper's Restoration collection. To make the patterned background, I cut strips of paper and glued them onto a piece of cardstock, using the technique which Michelle Wooderson describes here. I then trimmed the panels to the size I wanted and stitched around the edges with my sewing machine.

And here are the other cards:

Supplies

Christmas notebooks

I'm making a few notebooks to have on hand for Christmas gifts - either as 'stocking fillers' (although we don't actually use stockings for Christmas), or as extra gifts to have on hand. Here are a couple more I've added to my stash. Great way to use up patterned paper and other elements you might have lying around:

Supplies
Paper - PTI dark chocolate, pure poppy, SU kiwi kiss, baja breeze, Bella Rose DSP
Stamps - PTI Take Note
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento cocoa
Accessories - SU buttons, PTI scallop border, paper doily

More notebooks

Can you bear looking at a couple more notebooks?  These are going into my gift stash ready for Christmas.

Supplies
Paper - PTI dark chocolate, ripe avocado, spring moss, turning a new leaf patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take Note
Ink - SU chocolate chip
Accessories -PTI buttons, vintage cream button twine, SVG tag

Supplies
Paper - PTI new leaf, hawaiian shores, aqua mis, green boutique patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take Note, Just the Ticket
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -PTI new leaf ribbon, SVG ticket

Me and my big bright ideas

Yet another notebook to go into my stash of gifts. Always handy to have on hand :)

Supplies
Paper - PTI new leaf, hawaiian shores, aqua mist, green boutique patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take Note, Just the Ticket
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -PTI buttons, SVG ticket, stickles

Christmas in April?

I'm getting a head start on some gifts and cards this year so have been using up paper scraps making notebooks. Who wouldn't want one of these in their stocking?

Supplies
Paper - PTI pure poppy, hawaiian shores, SU kiwi kiss, PTI beautiful blooms patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take Note
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories - SVG tags, PTI hawaiian shores ribbon, buttons, vintage cream button twine, paper doily

Yet another notebook

Can you bear looking at yet another notebook? This is a grocery list notebook I made for my friend Pattie. Now I'm running out of people to make them for. Hmm, I don't have one yet!

Supplies
Paper - PTI pure poppy, aqua mist, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6 x 6 patterned paper
Stamps - PTI take note
Ink - versafine black
Accessories - red felt from stash, PTI pure poppy & aqua mist buttons,  rustic cream button twine, white ribbon from stash, PTI eyelet lace border die, cricut die cuts

Grocery list notebook

For Christmas this year, I'm churning out notebooks. Haven't had so much fun in ages. I got inspired when I saw the many wonderful notebooks on Mish's blog.  Here are a couple more I've made as gifts for friends and relatives:

Supplies
Paper - PTI new leaf, pure poppy, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6 x 6 patterned paper
Stamps - PTI take note
Ink - Versafine black
Accessories - PTI new leaf grosgrain ribbon, new leaf & pure poppy buttons, rustic cream button twine, white ribbon from stash, cricut die cuts

Supplies
Paper - PTI aqua mist, pure poppy, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6 x 6 patterned paper
Stamps - PTI take note
Ink - Versafine black
Accessories - PTI aqua mist grosgrain ribbon, aqua mist & pure poppy buttons, rustic cream button twine, white ribbon from stash, cricut die cuts

Another notebook

I've been decorating more notepads for gifts. I'm tempted to give one to almost everybody I know because I'm having so much fun making them. Great way to use patterned paper and they come together so quickly.  I give the measurements for the cover in an earlier post:

Supplies
Paper - PTI hawaiian shores, new leaf, aqua mist, green boutique patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take note
Ink -Versafine black

Accessories - PTI notepad, hawaiian shores saddle stitch grosgrain, hawaiian shores, new leaf & aqua mist buttons, rustic cream button twine

Notebook frenzy

Ok. I have to confess that I'm now addicted to making covered notebooks. I've seen the fantastic items that others have produced and thought they'd make lovely gifts.  I recently bought some of Papertrey's notepads and gave them a try myself.

My cover  is an 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inch piece of cardstock scored along the short side at 2 3/4 and 3 inches to make a spine for the pad. If you want to have a pocket flap on the inside left cover, use an 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 piece of cardstock and score at 2 1/2, 5 1/4 and 5 1/2 (or use Nichole's great  template which you'll find here). Then decorate!

Supplies
Paper - PTI dark chocolate, ripe avocado, spring moss, turning a new leaf patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take note
Ink - SU chocolate chip
Accessories - PTI notepad, spring moss buttons, rustic cream button twine

Supplies
Paper - PTI pure poppy, hawaiian shores, SU kiwi kiss, PTI beautiful blooms patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Take note
Ink -Versafine black
Accessories - PTI notepad, hawaiian shores, simply chartreuse & black felt, hawaiian shores button, rustic cream button twine